SOCI 2030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Teen Mom, Margaret Ward, International Standard Book Number
9 Jan 2014
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Textbook: the family dynamic a canadian perspective fifth edition. North american society expects adults in the family to come in pairs, of opposite sex. Lone parent families may be considered broken or incomplete. more than 80% of lone-parent families had women as the head of the family. Between 1966-1991, lone-parent families increased 269%, number of husband-wife families increased 147%. 2006 15. 9% of families were lone-parent families, 25. 8% of those with children. 2006 15. 9% of canadian families were lone-parent families but the actual proportion of canadian families who have ever experienced lone parenthood is much higher. Increased unmarried mothers (fewer teen moms are married or put child up for adoption). 1931 less than half of 1% of lone-parent families were the result of births to unmarried women, in contrast to 22% in. Society focuses on individualism and self-gratification, not on responsibility. Divorce rates have increased dramatically, support for parents and family benefits exist, cohabitation has increased; non-marital sex is increasingly accepted.
